In pics: People celebrate harvest festival Vishu in Chennai
On the day of the festival, all family members wake up in morning and look at Vishu Kani the first thing to attract good luck and prosperity.
Chennai: Vishu, the harvest festival, is celebrated and observed to mark the first day of the Medam, the ninth month according to the Malayalam calendar. Vishu is celebrated in the second week of April and usually falls on the 14th or 15th and for this year, it is being celebrated today on Friday, April 15.
In the state of Kerala, Vishu is declared a regional holiday.
A day before the festival, any elder member in a family sets up the Vishu Kani which is basically ceremonial placing of auspicious things like raw rice, flowers, coins, lemon, golden cucumber, jack fruit, a holy book, cotton dhoti among other things in the puja area. These things are placed in a bell-shaped vessel called Uruli and Nilavilakku is also lighted and placed beside Uruli.
On the day of the festival, all family members wake up in morning and look at Vishu Kani the first thing to attract good luck and prosperity.
Here are some of the pictures of people celebrating Vishu:
People saw their faces on a mirror kept and offered prayers at Ayyappan Temple, Mahalingapuram to mark the 'Vishu’ festival( Malayali New Year).
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